Color clock



Aug. 5, 1941. v. E. BABCOCK 2,251,509

COLOR CLOCKv 7 Filed Nov. 27, 1940 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 A ttorney 7 1n ventor 1941. v. E. BABcocK 7 2,251,509

COLOR CLOCK Filed NOV. 27, 1940 Inventor /r)/e2- 34M A iiorney' 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I Patented Aug. 5,

umj'rao STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,251,509 coma CLOCK Vernal-E. Babeock, rm Clinton, on Application November 21,1940, Serial No. 367,473 1 Claim- (01. 41-4 a This invention relates to a color clock the general object of the invention being to provide means wherebya painter, artist or other person can readily ascertain what colors heshouldmix together and in what proportions to make certain colors which result from the combination of other colors of paints or the like.

Anotherobiect of the invention is to make the device in the form of a clock having dial means on both faces thereof so that oneface of the clock can be used for securing various combinationsoff-colorasuch as for instanceas those 'use'djb'y master paintersand the dial means on the other face canbe used by artists for mixing oil paints and the'like.

Another object means for simultaneously adjusting the dial means on both faces from one operating member.

This :invention also consists in certain other features of construction and inthe combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described. ill trated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughoutthe severalviews, 'and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view with parts broken away showing one face of the device.

Figure 2 is a similar view but showing the opposite face thereof.

-;.Figure 3 is a section on the line 2-8 of IP18- ure 1. I

Figure 4 is fire 1.

'of the inventionis to provide,

a section on the line H of Figflange 2 at one side thereof .for receiving parts of the device,

other bracket.

has an annular against which is pressed a transparent member 3 by a frame I which has an annular flange i at one side thereof which engages-the transparent member. This frame is of circular shape and flts in the rim and itis-formed with a central opening 5 the upper part of the frame being formed by an arcuate block t the block being providedwith prongs I which flt in recesses in adjacent parts of the frame as shown more'clearly in'Figure 10. A flanged ring 8 is removably held to the other side of the of considerable width which vrim l by having tongues 9 struck therefrom to engage notches III in the frame and this ring 8 holds a transparent member ll in-p1ace, the adjacent side of-the frame being provided with an annular flan e l2 against which this transparent member ll rests.

A centrally arranged stub shaft I3 is supported for rotary movement in the opening 5 by means of the brackets ll, one bracket being arranged on one side of the frame 4 andthe other on the opposite side thereof. The brackets are connected with the frame by screws II and one bracket having the right angular extending parts lithereon which engage notches in the The ends of the shaft are reduced to form journals which flt in holes I. in the brackets and also'in holes in the stationary disks l0 and is. The extremities of the shaft II are of non-circularshape in cross section as shown at 20 to. fit in non-circular holes in the rotating disks or dials 2| and 2| withrthe parts being Figure 5 is an elevational view with'the dial means removed from one face thereofand showing parts in section and parts broken away.

Figure 6 is a view of the stationary dial for the master painter.

Figure I is a view of ,master painter.

Figure 8 is a view of the rotary dial for the artist face of the device.

Figure 9 is a view in perspective of one of the supporting brackets.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary plan view of the inner frame and showing the knob for the operating shaft.

Figure 11 is a detail view showing the ring with a tongue thereon for holding certain parts of the device in position.

the rotary dial for the held on the shut by the pins 22 passing through the non-circular parts thereof., A vertically arranged shaft 23 passes through the block 6 and a slot 24 in the top of the rim I and bass knob 25 at its upper endwhereby the shaft 23 can be turned and this shaft 22 is connected with the shaft I3 by the beveled 'gears 2:. Thus by turning the knob the shaft 23 is turned and this turning movement of the shaft flimparts turning movement to the shaft I! through means:

of the gears 28 and this results in turning of thedisksfl and 2t.

Each disk is divided into inwardly tapering spacesbythelines aandeachspacehasthe' words and colors thereonandeachspaeeispreferably of a color indicated by the word. 'Also, eachdiski'sprovided withtheholes 2!. Thedisk 2| foruse byartistsandthelikecontains colors which are used by an artist while the disk 2|- hascolorsusedbyamaster ter pain In these views the numeral I indicates a rim It The stationary disk ll which is covered by the rotary disk 2i contains the characters 30 which will appear through the holes 2! in the disk 2! during the rotary movement of this disk 2i and these characters are to be used with a chart which will tell the colors indicated by the -characters. For instance, if the indicia Ia on the stationary disk I! of Figure 6 should appear through one of the openings 28 it would indicate that one part of the color represented by the character A on the chart is to be mixed with other colors appearing through the other holes 28. For instance, if the operator wishes to make up a quantity of paint of apricot color he moves the knob 26 until the disk II had the space thereon containingthe word apricot" and of apricot color reach the top of the device opposite the marker 32. Then the characters on the under disk would appear through. the holes 'to show IU, --R, that is 1 part of yellow ochre and a dash of Venetian red are to be added together and thinned with turpentine and added to the white lead to make apricot. On the other side of the device the characters IB, IP, 'A and 7-6 will appear through the holes and this will mean that 1 part burnt sienna, 1 part ultramarine blue, a dash of black and a dash'of burnt umber are to be added together to make the amber color.

It will, of course, be understood that the code letters and the numerals indicating the amount of' parts to be added can be changed as desired zhougolii. of course, this will necessitate changing hec e.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided simpie means for enabling one to mix the correct ingredients to secure desired colors.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made 'in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In aldevice of the class described, a circular frame, a rim-enclosing theframe, a base for supporting the rim and frame, transparent members at both sides of the frame and spaced therefrom, stationary 'dlsks supported in the frame on both faces thereof, rotary disks covering the stationary disks and covered in turn by the transparent members, the stationary disks having in dicating dataon the front faces and the rotary disks having holes therein for exposing some of the data, the outer faces of the rotary disks having radiating spaces thereon marked to indicate various colors, a shaft supported for rotary nicvement in the frame and having its ends passing. through the stationary disks and to which endsthe rotary disks are connected for rotation'withthe shaft, a vertically arranged shaft supported in the frame and passing through the top of the rim, a knob connected with the upper end of the shaft and gearing connecting the two shafts to-,

gether.-

, VERN'ER E. BABCOCK. 

